司

Meaning

司 centers on the idea of being in charge: a director, official, or government office that rules and administers.

• 上司じょうし
  N2

  (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

• 司令しれい

  command; commander; commandant

• 寿司すし
  N5

  sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

• 司法しほう
  N1

  administration of justice; judicature

• 司し

  office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)

• 司会しかい
  N3

  leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship

• 司祭しさい

  priest; minister; pastor

• 司教しきょう

  bishop (Catholic)

• 公司コンス

  company (in China); firm

• 司るつかさどる
  N1

  to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to administer; to preside over

• 司馬しば

  Minister of War (Zhou dynasty China)

• 司書ししょ

  librarian

• 司法省しほうしょう

  Department of Justice (US)

• 御曹司おんぞうし

  son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

• 厚司あつし

  elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile

• 宮司ぐうじ

  chief priest

• 大司教だいしきょう

  archbishop (Catholic)

• 祭司さいし

  priest

• 司令塔しれいとう

  control tower; conning tower

• 行司ぎょうじ

  referee

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